21st-century educators face a new frontier beyond the boundaries of traditional teaching practice and pedagogical praxis.
It can equally serve as a supplementary text or core text in university courses..
Crushing ICE is a unique compilation of scholarly yet practical writings by nationally and internationally recognized teachers and teacher educators who present a predominantly pan-Canadian perspective.
This book is an instructional resource text focused on pre-service and in-service teachers for creativity-based education.
An exposition of ICE, Crushing ICE shows educators how to challenge the status quo enroute to fostering innovative learning in regular courses, visual-arts, performing arts, and educational transitions.
ICE teaches a practical, alternative approach that recognizes the importance of these constructs within the self as teacher, the other as learner, and all together in a community of learnership.
In Crushing ICE: Short-on-Theoretical, Long-on-Practical Approaches to Imagination Creativity Education, teachers will discover how to: - take risks and transition with confidence from conventional to imaginative and creative Approaches - promote collaborative learning - enrich the efficacy, esteem, and identity of learners - implement learning-centred strategies, activities, and practices informed by diverse theoretical perspectives - advance meaningful inquiry and relational learning that engages learners at a deep level Every day, teachers-confronted with student exceptionalities, multi-age groupings, overemphasis on provincial standardized testing, and intransigent administrative practices and directives-struggle to promote curiosity, imagination, creativity, innovation, creative process, and risk-taking in their classrooms.
Imagination Creativity Education (ICE) creates fresh opportunities for teachers who are committed to genuine, empowering, experiential learning. 21st-century educators face a new frontier beyond the boundaries of traditional teaching practice and pedagogical praxis
